From the moment the iceberg was spotted, at 11:40 P.M. on April 14, 1912, the Titanic'sfate was sealed. Its 2,200 passengers and crew, in the course of two momentous hours, would meet their destiny in the icy, black waters of the North Atlantic. As the moments passed and the reality of what was happening began to sink in, the crew would make heroic efforts to save as many passengers as possible. In the end, however, the great ship would exact a harrowing...

Recounts the story of how the world's biggest, safest ship sank on its first trip.

"Based on the remarkable true story of the Carpathia--the only ship and her legendary captain who answered the distress call of the sinking Titanic. Just after midnight on April 15, 1912, the passenger steamship Carpathia receives a distress signal from the largest passenger liner ever built, RMS Titanic, which is on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. Captain Arthur Rostron is awakened to an enormous maritime emergency with...

Tells the tale of the sinking of the Titanic using the narratives of the witnesses and survivors to the disaster.

Recounts the quest to find the sunken Titanic, describing the expeditions that found and explored her.

Tells the story of the ocean liner "Titanic" and its sinking in 1912, describing its design, boilers, engines, and accommodations; the preparation for its maiden voyage; the time line of the disaster; and the inquiry afterwards.

Presents an illustrated account of the Titanic's deadly voyage on April 12, 1912, when two thousand passengers, rich and poor alike, fought to survive the tragedy while partially filled lifeboats launched into the night with seven hundred people as some family members stayed behind.

On the night of April 14, 1912, as it made its first voyage, the luxury steamship Titanic struck an iceberg. Then, a few hours after midnight on April 15, the ship sank thousands of feet before settling on the ocean floor. And that s where it stayed, whereabouts unknown, for the next 73 years until it was discovered by oceanographer Robert Ballard and his crew. The pictures and video Ballard brought back from the 1985 discovery helped stir new interest...

Reviews the story of the Titanic, from its building to the inquiries that were conducted in the U.S. and Britain after it sank in 1912, taking into account the beliefs, attitudes, and ideas of the era which influenced the actions or inactions of people involved in the disaster.

Explores the shipwreck, discovery, and excavation of the Titanic.